Resurfaced photos of U.S. Senator JD Vance purportedly wearing drag at a Halloween party in 2012 while attending Yale Law School have drawn a lot of criticism. The pictures, which have been circulated online, feature Vance dressed in a skirt, shirt, and blonde wig.
With the comment, “new: I have obtained a photo of JD Vance in drag while at Yale Law School,” Matt Bernstein shared the images on X, sparking the uproar. The images’ source, Travis Whitfill, attested to their legitimacy by saying, “This was captured in 2012… A student took the picture and sent it to me.
As the pictures gained popularity, they were ridiculed online, with one user remarking, “Feelin’ cute.” may eventually run for vice president. Others, on the other hand, backed Vance, claiming that the images were inaccurate. As one commenter put it, “Do people think wearing a wig to a college party is drag? My drag pals are insulted by that.
The act itself was not the main focus of criticism; rather, it was Vance’s apparent hypocrisy. One commenter pointed out the discrepancy between the images and Vance’s public position on drag by writing, “Call him a hypocrite and a bigot for demonizing others who wear drag.”